[TN-Bird] Shorebird Movement - Memphis

From: OLCOOT1@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:01:23 EDT
Aug. 22-23-24, 2010
Ensley / NTP
Shelby Co. TN
 
Another chapter in the unique migration of Wind Birds and Habitat around  
Memphis.
 
Last Saturday, the "Pits" at Ensley were almost void of birds, little water 
 and north winds had swept the area almost clean except for a few 
stragglers.  Saturday night, finally rain and we had a ton of birds to glean 
through 
on  Sunday but little variety. The immature Buff-breasted and up close 
Upland  made the day.
 
I ran down to spend some free time I had to glean through the  birds 
looking for a rarity that might be lurking and found the birds to  have left on 
the north winds being pushed by another front. At the North  Treatment Plant, 
I located a few new birds that had dropped in overnight. These  new birds 
were really new, all in crisp juvenile plumage. These were; 3 -  First Of 
Season immature Semipalmated Plovers, 2 - FOS immature Baird's and  a nice long 
billed Western with red racing stripes.
 
Another cold front is passing through now and should present a new set of  
Wind Birds, hopefully some variety and a goody or two.
 
A few photos starting at: _http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/127802909_ 
(http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/image/127802909) 
 
Good Birding  !!!
Jeff R. Wilson / TLBA
6300 Memphis-Arlington Road
Bartlett, TN  38135
http://www.pbase.com/ol_coot/
What is this feathered thing that  lifts my heart to the heavens.


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